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'''Shankar Kumbi''' (born June 1958) is a noted [[India]]n social worker and environmentalist in [[Dharwad]], Karnataka, India.<ref>{{cite news | title = Residents protest against tree felling|newspaper= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/residents-protest-against-tree-felling/article4132291.ece |date=25 November 2012| access-date = 2014-01-27 }}</ref> He is the president of a non-governmental organization, ''Hubli Dharwad Nagarika Parisar Samithi'', he founded in 1995.<ref name=ngo/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/green-initiative-draws-municipal-corporations-ire/article5263219.ece | title=‘Green’ initiative draws municipal corporation’s ire | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=23 October 2013 | access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = ‘North Karnataka suitable for migratory birds' - The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/north-karnataka-suitable-for-migratory-birds/article2022447.ece |date=16 May 2011| access-date = 2014-01-27 }}</ref> and an executive committee member of ''Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha'' (KVS).<ref>{{cite news | title = Sangha removes saplings planted near premises|newspaper= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/sangha-removes-saplings-planted-near-premises/article5310871.ece |date=4 November 2013| access-date = 2014-01-27}}</ref><br />
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He has been rewarded with many awards for his contribution to the society. At a very young age he started devoting himself in social work. He is the recipient of "Karnataka state youth award" in 1990. For his notable work towards protection of environment, he was awarded the Parisar Award in 1998 and Rajyotsava Puraskar in 2012, by the [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref name=ngo>{{cite web | title = NGO Partnership System | publisher = Government of India portal | url = http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details_ngo.php | access-date = 2014-01-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150208083110/http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details_ngo.php | archive-date = 8 February 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He was earlier aligned with [[Janata Dal]], though later joined the [[BJP]], he has also served as [[Councillor]] in [[Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation]] (HDMC) for a decade.<ref>{{cite news | title = 'Uttara Karnataka' flag unfurled in Dharwad | url = http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/22/stories/0422210c.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140204023057/http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/22/stories/0422210c.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2014-02-04| newspaper = [[The Hindu]] | date = 2000-06-22 | access-date = 2014-01-27 }}</ref> Also he has served as district president of Bharat Seva Dal in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | title= 'Youth told to follow Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's ideals' | url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/24/stories/2006012403100300.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530103815/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/24/stories/2006012403100300.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-05-30 | newspaper= [[The Hindu]] | date= 2006-01-24 | access-date = 2006-01-24}}</ref><br />
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